Animal behavior and soil nutrient redistribution in continuously stocked pensacola bahiagrass pastures managed at different intensities

Crop Science

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1503-1510

  Dubeux Jr , J C B ^a   Sollenberger, L E ^b   Gaston, L A ^c   Vendramini, J M B ^d   Interrante, S M ^b   Stewart Jr , R L ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; PASPALUM; PASPALUM NOTATUM;

EID: 67849126826     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2008.08.0509     Document Type: Article

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